Kickas.org Forums Treatments, Drugs and Alternatives NSD and diet-related; buckwheat!

Hi all. whilst this isn't really in the area of NSD it IS a diet related issue so hope it's ok to post. I'm English (whoopee) and since my AS symptoms, have been reading like hell to discover the root cause etc (haven't we all?). Many of the books Ive read have been American authorship and constantly refer to 'buckwheat' as a healthy eating material. But I have no idea what it is, and when I go into a health food shop and enquire, they're similarly bereft. One wanted to know if it was Bulgar wheat as they have that apparently. So, can anyone enlighten me on what this stuff might be called in UK and where i can get some?

Cheers

Billy

Hi Billy,

You might want to do a search on the forum for some threads about buckwheat -- I know it has been discussed before. As I understand, it's not a grain -- and some are able to tolerate it quite well. The problem is that it often is mixed with wheat in processing. For instance, the health food store here sells buckwheat pasta -- but it is a blend of buckwheat and whole wheat. It definitely is not bulgar which is where whole wheat heads have been, I think, parboiled, dried and cracked to various degrees of courseness.

Best wishes.

Paula

no luck paula. only your own post (and mine!) come up.
billy

Hi Billy,

It might be on the alternatives or food/recipes forums. Did you try a search there, too?

Paula

Hi Billywhiz,

I know Buckwheat has been discussed here often.... so not sure how you did your search, but I got oddles of hits. Here is a post from middle last year with some replies.

https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=starch&Number=170226&Search=true&Forum=starch&Words=Buckwheat&Match=Entire Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=170226

Try a search again... make sure you leave dates to "All" to go back further.

Tim

If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through - Chinese Proverb

thanks Tim

Billy

More buckwheat products than you can shake a stick at - even just good old plain buckwheat itself :)

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk



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So while I was looking up buckwheat, also know as kasha, I'm tempted to try it. Has the distinction of being the best source of protien. Twice the b vitamin as wheat, rich in potassium, phosphorus,and iron. Stripped of it's outer shell, the buckwheat seed is called a groat. Nutlike, would probably make a tasty porridge.
Klem

my memory is that buckwheat is related to rhubarb. And yes buckwheat is not a grain. However I did get a bit sore from it when I tried it last. I can not remember how sore..

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